What was found
DURING 4Y/2Y CHECK IN BNA FOUND CRI - REPAIR UPPER FWD HANDRAIL AT PAX DOOR STEP ASSY. FABRICATED NEW RAIL, REMOVED DAMAGED RAIL AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT RAIL REF MESABA EO S52024.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2005
- Submitted
- March 21, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N427XJ
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B427
- Aircraft time
- 17,611 hours, 19,364 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Hand Rail
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Airstair
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.